The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-06-18
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The fame Of Tqlip soap does not con-
sist Of mere suds.
-PottsvIlle Is now wrestling with
measel epidemic.
"A new Christ Lutheran church is being
erected at Hazleton.
An elegant line Of Patent Rockers at
Kemerer & Swartz's.
--Ferpdale, Lehigh county, Is to baYe a
new Presbytetsan church.
Mrs. Sqxiah Wolhnger, Of Rurham,
near Eastep, .spicided Sunday.
--Sunday is said to haye been an exceed
lngly dry day for Reading folks.
---Wsdalng rings IN all the new and novel
designs st Z. II. Helh's, Mauch Chunk.
-Hazaetop people viii celebrate the,
Fourth OF July in the old dsslrioned manner.
---Catharine Keyser, ,of Foeelssiile, Lehgh'
county, suieiaed Saturday while despond-
ent.
II tsclesHfiness is next to Godllness,"
the surest way to attain 1t Is b(n)y Tulip
soap.
-Thos Fink, of Leligh street, runs the
pee wee Train ucIWSch hAASa OhuhA Shu
Glen Onoko.
--wanted-A bright, iptelligCnt hey is
to IS years of age, by a Matchmaker. APP
ply at ttis 0fEce.
The minimum length of the public
. school term in Carbon county has been
4 axed at six months.
Bethlehem citizen are talking of erect
ing bronze statue OF Asa Packer, founder
| of Lehigh University.
--=-ComrRde II. V. Merthimer, Sr., has
been detailed To inspect Post 2s4. at Slat-
ington, Saturday evening.
4 ---if you want to see new and pretty de-
signs in jewelry, step in the jewelry store
of E. II. Hohl, Mauch Chunk.
Three Polanders, With nnpronouncsble
names, were killed Tuesday in the Mill
Creek colliery, near Wilkesbarre.
"A twelve yesc old Soy, named Gnny
Gruver, of Walnutport. was drowned in
the Lehigh canal at that place Tuesday.
--ChildreAs' DAY will be appropriately
observed ia the EvSngelical church on the
26th instant. An are cordially anwllsd to
attend.
Daniel Kern, travelling salesman for
\ Az. Bleppinger's wholesale grocery house,
y AileEtowa, mell-known here, is short in
\ his accounts $500.
I "A temperance camp meeting Will he
held in Luserne Grove, near Wilkesbsrrc,
commencing 5pne rs. For tents, &C., ad-
dress Rev. G. w. Gross, Lehighton,
If your watch or clock dol't ran ecor
rectly, take It to Hagamsn, Jon Bank street,
and u it then fails to keep time he will
make no charge. March 26-0m'
Il &C. Il. 19atbert OF the Singer Sewing
Machine Company, is sporting bran new
wagon. Mr.. Deibert is meeting with much
success ia this lecelity " the disposal ot
! machines.
Step IN aud see the solld silver watches
} for $6-sold at other places for sl2. This
is great bargain. Call and secure one be
fore they are all sold. Z. Ii. Hohl, Maucl
Al Chunk.
"A Gre broke ont in the residence o
: Jacob Brownmlller, on North street. Sun
, day morning, wbich fnigbt have done con
siderable damage bGt for TIC PROMPT re
: sponse of opr citizens.
Il For the week ,eaaipg on the 18th inst.
there were 1888 tops of coal shipped owe
$ ihe L. q S. r. r. "a total to date of ., 124,94
I tons, showing an increase as compared will
same date last year of 97.67s tons.
$ Sylvester Dries, aged twenty-one years
/ who disappeared from his home in Berk
county, several weeks ago, was found in Al
n old mine hole at tShoemakersyiEe, Tuesday
ii His body was greaelS deccnposed.
The aathraeite coal producing com
e panies are agitating another advance of fl
y teen ecEts per ton on coal 10 take effect nc
o later than JHiy /. 1t is estimated that tn
output of coal for the year will reach "a
b | OOo, 900 ton.
It The attention of the people Of SUNNI:
,e Hill, Lansford and vicinity is directed {
n the fact that George j. Huntzinger, of I'll
popular Swttchhac< RestaSrapt, is apths
ic lied by qs to receive subscriptions an
" moneys for the CARBON ADVOCATE.
IS Now 10 the time for CHEAP WAL
re- PAPER as we are oferipg over half of o.
entire stock of Wall Paper aAd Bsrders
II one-haA aad some less than half the asui
r price. Do net niAs this eflcr. L. F. LucI
O. ENBAoH, o1 Broadway, Mapch ChuRk.
I. Joseph DeFreisn, of Lshigiitcn, pal
fishes card in to-day's ADVOCATE al
Id nounetng htmself as a candidate for Il
tn nominatiea of Register and Recorder, SUI
fe ject TO Democratic rules. Joe's Eaar
a friends in town would be pleased to s.
him make Gbe nomination.
re George Delen, of Packertea, s.p1eHnc
he himself a candidate for Geaniy Treasure
to according to Democratic rules, IN this iss'
n OF the CARBON ADVOCATE. Mr.. ID.
ne well-known in all parts of the county al
it will undoubtedly be nip-apd-tpok rs
o. between 4ipn asad his eeNpetitors.
tx Thousands of people aenslder the m'
k who can make a two base hit . Rap,
ne greater than the one who can snake Q tv
I'D hour speech. But the fellow who tax
his best girl Oat for a ride kRews tn
he David Ebbert's RlHs1y oa Nertb street is d
ne place to get the test teams st low rates.
y, -Messrs Peter Helm. /. S. Koch WI
sly zehner, DR.. C. W. Bower, of town, and
he T. Fritsch and A. Saylor, of Tamaqua, al
w. H. and +, q. Nlier. Of Eastop, spe
mt several days last week in Luzerne coun
to on fishing excursion. The gentlem
full caught aPost 8Fe AGndEed q the ftp
y. tribe.
,se For some weeas past tke ssaAsc7lh'
res of the ADVOCATE at Sumpit Hill he
failed to receive tlasir papers as they sheul
tRl We ask our readers 10 hear with ps for
lat short time, when We viii have the Enati
Ct thoroughly Investigated and II there b
srn been &hy "creokedRess" the guilty pAl